The Faces and Representatives of Kunqu Opera

The facial makeup and representative figures of Kunqu Opera are as follows:

The facial makeup of Kunqu Opera has always been seven reds, eight blacks, four whites, three monks, five poisons, six cleverness, two ugliness and nine miscellaneous. Seven red, eight black, four white monks all belong to the net role. Five poisons, six cleverness and two ugliness are all ugly deeds. Those that cannot be classified into the above categories are collectively referred to as Jiuza.

The tone of Facebook usually shows the character, and there is a saying that "red loyalty, black courage and powder rape". For example, Guan Yu is loyal to Liu Bei and draws a red face; Zhang Fei is brave and draws a black face; Dong Zhuo is treacherous and paints a pink face. Facial design shows the characteristics of people, such as Zhou Cang's forehead painting shrimp, indicating that he can recognize water; Zhong Kui drew a bat on his forehead, saying that like a bat, he lurks during the day and goes out at night to catch ghosts and kill insects for the benefit of the people. Zhao Gongming is the god of wealth, with a gold ingot painted on his forehead.

The representatives of Kunqu Opera are Liang Chenyu, Tang Xianzu, Hong Sheng, Kong, Li Yu, Li Yu and Ye Ya.

Kunqu opera has reached the highest level in all aspects of opera performance with its gorgeous and euphemistic singing, elegant recitation, delicate performance, elegant dance and perfect stage setting. Because of this, many local operas, such as Jin Opera, Pu Opera, xiang opera Opera, Sichuan Opera, Gan Opera, Guangxi Opera, Yue Opera and Fujian Opera, have been nourished by Kunqu Opera in many ways. Many plays in Kunqu Opera, such as Peony Pavilion, Palace of Eternal Life and Peach Blossom Fan, are immortal works in China's ancient opera literature.

Kunqu Opera has inherited the literary traditions of Tang Poetry, Song Ci and Yuan Qu, and many tunes are the same as Song Ci and Yuan Qu. This laid a good cultural foundation for the development of Kunqu Opera, and also brought up a large number of Kunqu Opera writers and musicians, among whom Liang Chenyu, Tang Xianzu, Hong Sheng, Kong, Li Yu, Li Yu and Ye Ya were outstanding representatives in the history of China opera and literature.